Trousers hanger



March 5, 1940. BAGLEY ET AL 2,192,167

TROUS ERS HANGER Filed Feb. 18, 1939 glwuc/wtoms 51MB a le wt'miza szozz Patented Mar. 5, 1940 UNITED STATES ea'raur OFFICE Application February 18, 1939, SerialNo. 257,254

1 Claim. (01. 211-113) This invention relates to improvements in,"

hangers for trousers.

The present invention has for its primary ob ject to provide a new and novel hanger for mens trousers in which a novel construction is employed which facilitates the suspension. of the hanger from the regular bar or rail which is usually provided in clothes closets for supporting coat hangers and trousers hangers of the type 10 usually employed for supporting only a single pair of trousers.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a series of relatively long spaced parallel finger members, the members being all joined together at one end and held in spaced relation by inserts and the suspension means therefor constituting an arcuate arm, one end of which is interposed between two of the fingers at the longitudinal center of the device and at the end where the fingers are joined together, and extending upwardly and forwardly toward the transverse center of the device where it terminates in a hook adapted to engage over a hanger bar. ,By this disposition of the suspensiori arm, the hanger will be supported in a balanced condition from a bar and the device may, therefore, be applied to any bar at any position thereon and does not have to be secured to a wall or other similar support as do other hangers which are constructed along the same broad lines for supporting a series of pairs of trousers.-

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompany ing drawing forming partof this specification,

with the understanding, however, that the invention is not tobe confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim. i J In the drawing: Fig. l'is a view in perspective of the supporting deviceembodying the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation showing the manner of using the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the body of the present trousers or pants hanger is indicated generally by the numeral 1 and comprises, as shown, a series of relatively long fiat fingers 2 which may be madeof suitable wood or of metal, as may be desired. .These' fingers are disposed in side by side relation and I at one end they are pointed slightly by beveling off the side faces, as indicated'at 3,-so that the legs of a pair of trousers may he slipped befacilitating its attachment to a hanger bar.

tween two of the fingers. The present device is shown as having six fingers and is thus designed for the support of five pairs. of pants. The fingers are maintained in slightly spaced relation by the employment'at one end of the body of inserts forwardly extending arcuate arm 5, the under or concave edge of which is provided adjacent the 10 free end of the arm with the notch 6. This arm 5 may be cut from any suitable material such as plywood or the like, and is of'such length as to bring the notched end portion 6 over substantially the transverse center of the body I, the end portion 4' of the arm being, as shown, disposed between the two central fingers 2.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that the present hanger may be suspended conveniently upon the usual hanger bar which is 20 found inclothes closets and, therefore, may be shifted around as may be necessary in the same manner as the other hanger members'which the bar supports.

In the use of the hanger, the legs areplaced together and are slipped between a pair of the fingers with the cuffs of the legs resting'upon the tops of the fingers. In this way, the trousers will be kept neat and will be made to hold their creases. I 30 While it is known that other hangers have been employed which make use of a series of spaced finger members, in all other types means is provided only for securing the hanger to a wall structure by screws or other attaching devices whereas with the present device, the novel arrangement of divider and suspension arm pro- Y vides means whereby the hanger can be mounted upon a bar as previously stated.

What is claimed is:

A hanger of the type described, comprising a series of elongated finger members disposed in side by side relation, a plurality of fiat inserts disposed between and contacting flat opposing faces of the fingers at one end of the series for maintaining the fingers in longitudinal spaced relation, one of said inserts being disposed at the longitudinal center of the series and constituting an end portion of an arcuate arm extending upwardly and forwardly over the series and terminating substantially above the transverse center thereof, said arm having means formed in its underside adjacent the, free'end thereof 55 ROBERT N. BAGLEY. M. RALSTON. 

